Printed Books, Maps & Documents

19 July 2017

Calvert (Albert F.).

The Exploration of Australia from 1844-1896, 1st edition, London & Liverpool, 1896, title printed in red and black, decorative headpieces and initials, top edge gilt, original two-tone cloth gilt, rubbed and heavily soiled, 4to, together with Parkes (Henry), Fifty Years in the Making of Australian History, 2 volumes, 1st edition, 1892, engraved portrait frontispiece to each (margins browned), partly uncut, library labels to front pastedowns and large inkstamp to front endpapers, original cloth gilt, slightly rubbed and soiled, a little frayed on joints and at extremities, slight corner wear, plus Wallace (Robert), The Rural Economy and Agriculture of Australia and New Zealand, 1st edition, 1891, black and white plates including portrait frontispiece, 8 partly-folding coloured maps before index at rear, partly uncut, some spotting and browning at front and rear, original cloth gilt, lower board and spine damp frayed, all 8vo, plus other 19th & 20th-century Australia interest